Expanding the Vision: Farming for the Commons
When we think of farming, we don't often picture Black and Brown people across generations working and farming together, or farming collectives that grow and distribute food to support their communities. We also don't picture entities like the Iridescent Earth Collective that exists as an agroecological farm project rooted in land stewardship, education, community health, and mutual aid. Who do we consider a farmer, and how can we as a society make it easier for such communities and collectives to thrive?
Planting Resistance: Why New York Should Let Its Communities Grow
Ask a simple question—can New Yorkers grow food on public land?—and you’ll find yourself in a bureaucratic loop. The Art of Community Tree Gardens, a project by artist and farmer Chantel Kemp, puts this philosophy forward—food should be free, and our public spaces should support radical free growing— in both practice and policy.

